Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mystery of the green cat Mystery of the green cat Phyllis A. Whitney What significance did the Chinese ceramic figure of a green cat hold in the mind of old Mrs. Wallenstein, their neighbor, wondered Andy, Adrian, Jill and Carol, the four children of Roger Dallas and … OL15147324W
Secret of the Emerald Star Secret of the Emerald Star Phyllis A. Whitney When thirteen-year-old Robin Ward's family moves to an old Staten Island community, she becomes friends with a slightly younger Cuban refugee, Stella, who lives with a domineering grandmother in a ne… OL16071289W
Ever after Ever after Phyllis A. Whitney With a portfolio of drawings under her arm and a red feather in her hat, Marel Gordon came to the city, determined to establish herself as an illustrator of children's books. Hard work landed her a j… OL60454W
Mystery of the Haunted Pool Mystery of the Haunted Pool Phyllis A. Whitney A warm and winning story that turns into a mystery, made to order for the preteens. Susan Price has been sent ahead of her family to an aunt who has an antique shop in Highlands Landing, way up to th… OL60460W
Spindrift Spindrift Phyllis A. Whitney **From the jacket** Inside the wall of a palatial Newport estate, a violent struggle was beginning. Christy Moreland had come back to Spindrift determined to uncover the truth behind the mansion's… OL60479W
The Golden Unicorn The Golden Unicorn Phyllis A. Whitney *"Don't try to find out who you are, Courtney. You may uncover horrors you're better off not knowing. Be satisfied with the loving parents who raised you. Let the door stay closed...."* On the … OL60489W
The winter people The winter people Phyllis A. Whitney **From the jacket** When Glen Chandler first removed the combs from Dina's pale hair and said, "You're my winter girl," Dina seemed to surrender her will to him forever. She married Glen without e… OL60494W
The singing stones The singing stones Phyllis A. Whitney **From the jacket** It begins one momentous October day when an unexpected letter arrives, inviting Lynn McLeod to the Virginia Blue Ridge home of Stephen Asche, her former husband. Stephen's daug… OL60498W
Star flight Star flight Phyllis A. Whitney **From the jacket** Phyllis A. Whitney spins a chilling tale of Lauren Castle's search for the truth behind her husband's accidental death and her famous grandmother's suicide. Two generations div… OL60500W
Snowfire Snowfire Phyllis A. Whitney Eager to clear her step-brother of a murder charge, Linda Earle comes to a snow-covered ski resort in the Northeast, where she finds herself in a unique world of icy weather and fiery passions. In th… OL60502W
Listen for the Whisperer Listen for the Whisperer Phyllis A. Whitney **From the jacket** Leigh's father was a famed novelist and her mother, a great actress of Hollywood's golden age. But they never married. Leigh grew up without knowing her real mother-viewing the… OL60509W
Black Amber Black Amber Phyllis A. Whitney **From the jacket** In an ancient land of Mosques and Minarets, the secret behind her sister's death is hidden. When Anabel Radburn placed a desperate overseas phonecall to her sister Tracy saying… OL60513W
Window on the Square Window on the Square Phyllis A. Whitney Brandon Reid's nine-year-old nephew is impossible to handle since accidentally shooting his father two years before. Reid asks Megan Kincaid to move into the Reid house and work with the troubled boy… OL60514W